Oklahoma man arrested for posting nude pics of Californians

Updated 5:58 am, Saturday, February 15, 2014

(02-14) 17:35 PST Sacramento -- For victims of revenge porn, it was the perfect Valentine's Day gift.

Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Friday yet another arrest of a "revenge porn" operator, with the latest charges requiring an extradition request for an Oklahoma suspect.

The arrest marks the second revenge porn case for the attorney general in the past two months and comes on the heels of a federal indictment of notorious revenge porn operator Hunter Moore. Revenge porn websites have been thought to be driven by jilted ex-lovers posting nude photos of former partners. However, many victims have alleged their photos weren't shared, but hacked.

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"We will continue to investigate and prosecute those who participate in these deplorable and illegal activities," Harris said in a statement Friday following the arrest of Casey Meyering of Tulsa, Okla.

Meyering, 28, is accused of posting more than 400 sexually explicit photos of Californians on a website called WinByState.com then extorting victims for as much as $250 to remove the content. Harris' office said it began investigating the website after a Northern California hacking victim discovered her nude photos were posted.

The Attorney General's Office is working with GoDaddy.com to suspend WinByState.com during the investigation.

Harris's office said they are seeking a governor's warrant for Meyering to be extradited to California. He is in custody in Tulsa pending the extradition hearing on five felony extortion counts.

"This behavior is the very definition of predatory and this website made a game out of humiliating victims for profit," Harris said in a statement. "These actions at their core are about one individual exploiting the privacy and trust of others for financial gain."

Moore was arrested in Woodland last month on federal charges of conspiracy and identity theft for allegedly paying Charles Evens to hack into e-mail accounts and steal nude photos that he would then post online. Evens, who lives in Southern California, was also arrested. Both are out on bail.

In December, Harris announced a San Diego man was arrested for extorting victims whose sexually explicit photos he posted on his site. Kevin Christopher Bollaert, 27, is accused of helping post 10,000 explicit photos and telling victims they would have to pay as much as $350 to have the images taken down.

"I know there are still quite a few revenge porn websites around the world, but the larger and more popular sites are being investigated and the owners are being arrested," said Charlotte Laws, a tireless advocate who waged a public battle against Moore after a hacked topless photo of her daughter, Kayla, was posted on his revenge porn site.